Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has accused western powers of frustrating efforts by the nation in addressing its power challenges. Adeosun, who spoke in...
By Femi Fani-Kayode… There are two events that are of major significance this week. The first is the birthday of a man of immense integrity and...
As concerns keep growing over the fate of 50 Nigerian students being detained in Turkey over allegations of having links with coup plotters who attempted to...
Arsenal striker, Alex Iwobi, showed Chipolopolo of Zambia what to expect at the weekend as he scored two goals as the Eagles beat Plateau United 3-0...
Players of the Super Eagles Wednesday demanded to know when their outstanding allowances and bonuses from previous Nations Cup matches would be settled. NFF President, Amaju...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, has said the Nigerian Army is already in a celebration mood over what it called its defeat...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele has been given the matching order to rescue the nation’s economy in 21 days or...
An anti-corruption movement, The Integrity Group, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to beam the anti-corruption searchlight on all former first ladies in the country....
A former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, has lost her bid to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and other anti-graft agencies from...
The on-going protests and violence that has engulfed the Oromiya region of Ethiopia has claimed the life of a US citizen who was killed in the...
Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has predicted the fall of Chipolopolo of Zambia when they host the Super Eagles in the opening game of the 2018...
A yet-to-be identified knife man who stabbed two cops and broke the nose of a third policeman in Brussels has been shot in the leg and...
José Mourinho believes Anthony Martial may be emerging from the difficult time in his personal life that has affected the Manchester United forward’s start to the...
Arsenal defender, Per Mertesacker, says being named Arsenal captain has given him a “huge motivation” to return from injury. “I feel really confident of having a...
England interim boss Gareth Southgate is set to earn £500,000 in two months as he sets about helping the Three Lions out of troubled waters and...
Barcelona have moved in a bid to tie down striker Luis Suarez to a long-term contract that would put the Uruguayan on the same wage as...
English club Arsenal is reportedly ready to hand Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi a bumper new contract at the Emirates Stadium. The Nigerian signed a new...
Former governor Danjuma Goje’s alleged N25billion fraud case has been adjourned till November 22 by a Gombe Federal High Court sitting in Jos. Sitting on the...
As the world celebrates Teacher’s Day, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has called on government to prioritise the payment of salaries and general welfare of teachers...
The political fortunes of the Tinubu dynasty, today at the Senate, took a hit, as lawmakers, frustrated a bill seeking to give Lagos state a special...
The Nigerian military has decared that it was in full support of effortds resolving the crisie in the Niger Delta through dialogue. It however threatened that...
Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO), said its one-week roadshow had successfully taken off in London aimed, at promoting a planned $1 billion investment loan into the...
Etisalat brand ambassador Eniola Badmus is thanking her stars after she escaped a fire outbreak which occurred in her apartment last night. The chubby actress took...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council Meeting (FEC) at the Council chambers in Abuja. The body also took time out to...
A Rivers State chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Nnamdi Abbah, has reportedly been abducted by unknown gunmen. This is coming less than 24...
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will only extend further help towards Nigeria’s recovering from its recession only if it increases taxes, reduce interest rate...
The health condition of popular comic actor Babatunde Omidina popularly known as Baba Suwe is said to be deteriorating following an SOS message sent out by...
Days after protests turned bloody following a stampede caused by police in the Ethiopian region of Oromia and Amhara, authorities have arrested Seyoum Teshome, a notable...
A 35-year-old woman, Loretta Ewere, has been electrocuted at her fiance’s home on Ajoke Kazeem Street in the Idimu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt...
Hong Kong student activist, Joshua Wong, 19, who was invited to come and speak at two universities in the Thai capital of Bangkok was detained on...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has resolved to take the case of its leader Mr Nnamdi Kanu, to the Economic Community of West African States...
The wish of Mickailia “Ila” Adu, the 20-year-old daughter of Nigerian born British pop singer Sade Adu to become a man has been granted as she...
Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, has ruled out withdrawing from the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki. Saraki had through his lawyer, Kanu...
Youths said to be loyal to the APC national Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Thursday called on Senator Bola Tinubu to stop playing god. This is...
A bloody clash between supporters of Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) and Segun Abraham has deepened the party crisis ahead...
Pinterest is fueling speculation over a possible IPO having appointed its first chief financial officer. Todd Morgenfeld — whose previous position was VP of finance at...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice Chairman, South-West, Chief Pius Akinyelure has explained how Chief John Odigie-Oyegun allegedly imposed Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as Ondo...
A 27-year-old male nurse, Olugbenga Isaac, found himself in the dock of the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly drugging and raping a 19-year-old female patient. Inspector...
Described as one of the most dangerous and fiercest storms to hit the Caribbean’s in 10 years, Hurricane Mathew has hit Cuba killing six people after...
Nigerian equities started the fourth quarter with a tinge of profit-taking as investors sought to lock in profit from the September rally that netted N254 billion...
Tottenham was the team that finally brought Manchester City to their knees, handing them their first loss in the EPL. Of all the teams that might...
Congo DR President Joseph Kabila has once again reiterated that he is not planning on clinging on to power while answering questions and accusations that the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been ordered to arrest former governor of Gombe State and serving Senator Danjuma Goje for alleged N25billion fraud....
Notwithstanding the biting economic reality occasioned by the current recession in the country, Nigeria has doled out a whooping $54 million as part payment of its...
On Monday, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu proved critics wrong, refusing to betray any emotions at a well attended event in Abuja where a book, ‘The Challenges...
The Federal Government has sued Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC and a sister company, Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited over alleged oil theft between 2013...
Diageo Plc, majority core investor in Guinness Nigeria Plc, has withdrawn from its bid to acquire more shares in the Nigerian subsidiary citing the challenging market conditions in Nigeria. The decision comes on the heels...